Victorian Opposition Leader Matthew Guy's election pledge includes free, healthy school lunches for certain schools.

Queensland families are eligible to save thousands of dollars in kindergarten fees from next year.

Luke Schembri had some special support on the flight-deck for his first time - his proud dad, also a pilot.

Investigators are appealing for witnesses after a house fire claimed the life of a grandmother in Sydney.

A pregnant woman has been rushed to hospital after being hit by a drunk driver and dragged under a car.

A Brisbane landmark could be further crowded out, with three proposed towers to make the search for Expo 88’s beacon like finding a Skyneedle in a haystack.

Dominic Perrottet distanced himself from the federal government’s decision to repatriate IS women and children, while Daniel Andrews said the people were most likely low risk.

Indigenous celebrities and public figures have also spoken out in the wake of the boy’s death after a vigil was held in Perth on Saturday.

A faulty e-scooter is believed to have sparked a fire that destroyed an Aston Martin at a Sydney home.

A night of violence in Melbourne's CBD has left one man dead and others in hospital.

New driver licences, with extra security features, are being issued free to almost a million Victorians impacted by the Optus hack.

There could be some relief on the horizon for Australians struggling with power price rises as the prime minister pledges the government will do what it takes to ease pressure.

Aussie French vet Dr Jerome Hugonot has been kidnapped in Chad.

At least 151 people are dead, including some foreigners, after a mass crush at a Halloween event in Seoul, but there's no news on whether any Australians were involved.

Residents in Victoria have been put on alert for severe winds and thunderstorms even as communities hit hard by flooding continue to clean up.

Pre-race vetting of international horses in the Melbourne Cup appears to be working, but I’ll still watch the race with a sense of disquiet.

Day of the Dead – Dia De Muertos or Dia de los Muertos in Spanish – is an important holiday for Australia’s small but growing Mexican community.

An illicit drugs network believed to be linked to a Balkan organised crime gang has been smashed in Western Australia.

The first steps towards Australia becoming a republic have been revealed, with a consultation tour to begin early next year.

Alec Costin was widely recognised as an international authority on the ecology of high mountains and high-latitude ecosystems and the founder of alpine ecology in Australia.